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The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book by Neil Gaiman
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTHE QUITE NICE AND FAIRLY ACCURATE GOOD OMENS SCRIPT BOOK contains much that is new and revelatory and even several scenes that are not actually in the final television series... -
![It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman]()
It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMidlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father... -
![You Light Up My Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman]()
You Light Up My Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMidlife is definitely a journey. The road has massive potholes.And the crisis… it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Being forty is supposed to be freaking fabulous not fatal. Taking on a daunting new job minus the description isn’t the smartest move I’ve ever made, even if it was to save a friend. Hopefully, it doesn’t turn out to be the stupidest… or deadliest... -
![It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMidlife is supposed to be messy, but this is a full-on catastrophic crisis.Just when I thought life might be getting back to normal—normal being a relative word—I couldn’t have been more wrong.Marriage proposal from the Grim Reaper? Yes.Beautiful healthy baby? Yes.Friends and family safe? Yes.Ghost of my worst enemy sitting on my front porch? OMG. Yep... -
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![The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMidlife is sheer madness, and the facts of midlife are not taught in school. Unfortunately, some lessons are hellishly hard to learn.I thought I had it figured out. I was wrong.Proving I’m the Angel of Mercy is turning into a sh*tshow of epic proportions.Not too long ago, I was a forty-year-old gal with a stable and boring life ahead of me. Now? Not so much... -
![Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston]()
Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFans of Thea Harrison and Nalini Singh won’t want to miss this exciting, funny, and sexy novel in the mega-popular series. It’s instinct that drives Finn Malone to rescue a bunch of hard battling honey badgers. The Siberian tiger shifter just can’t bear to see his fellow shifters harmed. But no way can Finn have a houseful of honey badgers when he also has two brothers with no patience... -
![THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 1 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet]()
THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 1 (THIRDS) by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin us as we celebrate the THIRDS universe with this collection of flash fiction stories written to prompts submitted by fans. Sometimes we want to know more about our favorite characters. Where they came from, how they became who they are, their families, friendships, and past heartaches. These snippets of moments in time offer an inside look at the lives of our favorite THIRDS characters... -
![Fashionably Dead in Diapers by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Dead in Diapers by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnd I thought being half Vampyre/half Demon was hard…That’s nothing compared to being a mother. Sweet baby Moses in a boob tube, there aren’t any books on raising True Immortals so let me give you a few tips…~Make a map of every closet and bathroom in your home if you enjoy having sex. Sleep deprivation can cause confusion and a map will help if you only have seven minutes and thirty-one seconds... -
![Whose Midlife Crisis Is It Anyway? by Robyn Peterman]()
Whose Midlife Crisis Is It Anyway? by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number!Midlife's a journey. Enjoy the ride. Crisis included.Never knew that life after death was far more dangerous than real life.Never in my forty years did I think my new normal would be gluing body parts back onto ghosts and hosting a houseful of dead squatters... -
![My Midlife Crisis, My Rules by Robyn Peterman]()
My Midlife Crisis, My Rules by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy midlife crisis. My rules. And if it doesn’t put me six feet under, I plan to live it up in style—possibly for the rest of eternity…After a Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader moment, I discovered I do indeed have a father. He comes with a hell of a lot of baggage, but I’ve decided to keep him. Not only do I have a father, I have a kickass new sister, a ghostly family, and super powers to boot... -
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Thirty and a Half Excuses by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLife in Henryetta, Arkansas is turned upside down with the arrival of a televangelist, but it’s the death of a little old lady on Rose’s street that catches her attention. The Henryetta police deem her death natural causes, but Rose suspects foul play and so does an unlikely supporter — the president of the Busy Body Club, her eighty-two year old neighbor Mildred... -
![死亡万花筒 Kaleidoscope of Death by Xi Zi Xu, 西子绪]()
死亡万花筒 Kaleidoscope of Death by Xi Zi Xu, 西子绪
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings起初的异样，是家里的猫不让抱了。林秋石发现周围的一切都开始变得充满了不协调感。然后某一天，当他推开家中的门，却发现熟悉的楼道变成了长长的走廊。走廊的两头，是十二扇一模一样的铁门。故事由此开始。阮南烛对林秋石说，当你凝视深渊时，深渊也在凝视着你。林秋石听后陷入沉思，然后对着深渊拉下了裤子拉链……阮南烛：“……你把裤子给我好好穿上！”不皮会死病娇攻X一起皮的沉稳受，双皮奶组合，灵异风格升级流。"Kaleidoscope of Death"It started off peculiarly; first, his domestic cat refused to let him cuddle it... -
![Hell On Heels by Robyn Peterman]()
Hell On Heels by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhere does a Demon go when she gets deported from Hell?Kentucky. Eden, Kentucky to be more specific—where nothing is exactly as it seems. My name is Dixie. I’m a Demon—a lousy Demon. I’m a twenty-one year old virgin and I have a battery operated boyfriend. My magic is iffy at best and downright dangerous at worst. Leaving Hell to represent my race is not high on my list of things to do... -
![All The Write Moves by Robyn Peterman]()
All The Write Moves by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGoing to Hell has never been on my bucket list… until now.The fact that I can speak that sentence without laughing or losing my mind is absurd. However, my life has veered into a very tricky tale that rivals any of my books.The villain has been banished. I’ve written her right into an infernal doom... -
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![You Have to Stop This by Pseudonymous Bosch]()
You Have to Stop This by Pseudonymous Bosch
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe finale to the New York Times bestselling Secret Series! I always feared this day would come. A secret is meant to stay secret, after all. And now we've come to this: the fifth and final (I swear!) book in my saga of secrets... -
![This Book Is Not Good for You by Pseudonymous Bosch]()
This Book Is Not Good for You by Pseudonymous Bosch
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBetween the pages of this book lies the secret to the best-tasting chocolate in all the world. I promise, your taste buds will tingle. Your palette will sing! Oh no, have I accidentally tempted you to read this book? I will warn you, however, the most delicious things are never good for you.. -
![Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston]()
Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsRicky Lee has no plans of getting serious about anyone, but he will protect Toni Jean-Louis Parker. Not just because he’s been hired to do so, but because it’s the right thing to do... -
![This Isn't What It Looks Like by Pseudonymous Bosch, Robert Petkoff]()
This Isn't What It Looks Like by Pseudonymous Bosch, Robert Petkoff
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe Secret Series continues in this dangerous and daring fourth adventure. Cass finds herself alone and disoriented, a stranger in a dream-like, medieval world. Where is she? Who is she? With the help of a long-lost relative, she begins to uncover clues and secrets--piecing together her family's history as she fights her way back to the present world... -
![The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston]()
The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsEven the king of the beasts can find himself unexpectedly tamed by the right woman. Weddings have the strangest effect on people. Exhibit 1: Sissy Mae waking up in Mitch Shaw's bed the morning after her brother Bobby Ray's nuptials. Exhibit 2: the gunmen trying to kill Mitch. Exhibit 3: Sissy Mae escorting a bleeding yet sexy lion shifter to her Tennessee Pack's turf for safe keeping... -
![Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston]()
Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"As usual, Laurenston's story is outrageously bawdy, her characters are unabashedly foul-mouthed and unrestrained, and her comedic timing is on point. The blend of screwball romance, mythological mayhem, and all-out action is as enjoyable as ever." -- Publishers Weekly Stieg Engstrom, Angriest Viking Ever, has got big problems... -
![Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston]()
Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratings"As usual, Laurenston's story is outrageously bawdy, her characters are unabashedly foul-mouthed and unrestrained, and her comedic timing is on point. The blend of screwball romance, mythological mayhem, and all-out action is as enjoyable as ever." -- Publishers Weekly Stieg Engstrom, Angriest Viking Ever, has got big problems... -
![Shards of Frost by Suzanne Wright]()
Shards of Frost by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen had life stopped being so simple? Probably around the time that Casey Frost first agreed to pay off her drug addict brother’s debt to save him from a brutal beating. It soon became a “thing.” When the dealer—who’s also an Alpha shifter—demands she do something that goes against her very being, Casey decides enough is enough... -
![Size Matters by Robyn Peterman]()
Size Matters by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA few hard truths...Don’t bet on Hasselhoff, Bigfoot might actually exist, and searching for the impossible may lead you to your heart’s desire...It’s a big fat hairy deal when I lose yet another bet to my best friend, Rena... -
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The Librarian's Vampire Assistant 2 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a humorous, standalone mystery, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant, Book 2. (Yep! It’s a standalone. The boring title is just to mess with you!) HOW MUCH LONGER CAN HE KEEP HIS SECRET AND HIS FAVORITE HUMAN SAFE? Michael Vanderhorst has always been a lone wolf. Or lone vampire? Whatever. Point is, this ancient gentleman vampire is obsessed... -
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![If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch]()
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsBeware!Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book.OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong... -
![Between Shifts by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Shifts by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere’s a body beneath the skip bins. Fae on the forklift. A vampire in the manager’s office. And there’s definitely something skeevy going on in the locker rooms. Hi. I’m Pet. Well, not exactly Pet. I am a pet. I was meant to stay out of it, but somebody’s gotta do something when humans are being killed by Behindkind creatures... -
![Witchy Sour by Gina LaManna]()
Witchy Sour by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA dark stranger. A deadly potion. A school for scoundrels... Lily Locke has barely had time to sink into her role as The Isle's newest Mixologist, when a series of events sends her world spiraling out of control. Her vampire cousin is overtaken by a serious bout of blood intolerance issues, and the key ingredient for the antidote is missing... -
![My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison]()
My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn't exactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum "Chrissy" Everstar, Tansy's fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair godmother, of course, so Tansy's three wishes don't exactly go according to plan... -
![Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey]()
Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen the vampire tribes convene for the rare Blood Moon ceremonies, Solange Drake is plunged into a battle with her feral nature. The Drake brothers have been raised knowing that they had to protect their younger sister at all cost. But forbidden magic and a mysterious stranger have put them all in terrible danger... -
![Darkest Hour by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot]()
Darkest Hour by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhat - or who - is buried in Susannah's backyard?When the nineteenth-century ghost of Maria de Silva wakes her up in the middle of the night, Suze knows this is no ordinary visitation - and not just from the knife at her throat, either. In life, Maria was the fiancée of Jesse - the same Jesse who was murdered a hundred and fifty years before. The same Jesse Suze is in love with... -
![Loving Dracula by Kinsley Adams]()
Loving Dracula by Kinsley Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Legend. The Immortal. My… Fiancé?Welp, I, Anna Perish, am now a vampire. And it’s been one hell of a ride so far. Not only am I shacking up with the Dracula, but I’ve also been summoned by the Queen of Vampires. And why, you might ask? Oh, it’s nothing big. She just wants to kill me for killing her sire. Unfortunately, self-defense doesn’t mean squat among the undead... -
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Paper Cuts by Dave Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOlder cover edition of ASIN B0128G90GIGetting the work/life balance correct is tricky when you're employed by Death. Dave Marwood is starting to realise that relationships are a lot easier when they don't involve the undead. Caught between the demands of the afterlife and spending time with his new girlfriend, he tries to find the answers to some difficult questions... -
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Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA gift…or a curse? Jessica Mastriani has never liked attention. All she wants is to make it to high school graduation like any ordinary girl. But when Jess is struck by lightning, she becomes anything but ordinary: suddenly she has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. The media is obsessed with her and her story... -
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Haunted by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIs it possible to be haunted by someone who isn't even dead?Suze is used to trouble, but this time she's in deep: Ghostly Jesse has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh-and-blood guy, is warm for her form. And mediator Paul knows how to send Jesse to the Great Beyond. For good.Paul claims he won't do anything to Jesse as long as Suze will go out with him... -
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![A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood, Sascha Icks]()
A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood, Sascha Icks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRosemary Bliss will do anything to get back her family's magical Cookery Booke.That's why she challenges Aunt Lily to an international baking competition in Paris: If Rose wins, Lily agrees to return the cookery Booke that she stole. If Rose loses...well, the consequences are too ugly to think about.But Lily isn't playing fair--she's using a magical ingredient to cheat... -
![Sun God Seeks…Surrogate? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
Sun God Seeks…Surrogate? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Deal from HeavenLiving in New York City, Penelope Trudeau has seen a lot of weird stuff-but nothing like the insane redhead who accosts her with a wild proposition. Penelope will get a million dollars if she has a baby with the strange woman's brother. With her mother dying from a mysterious disease, Penelope can use the money... -
![The Swap by Megan Shull]()
The Swap by Megan Shull
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"You be me . . . And I'll be you."Ellie spent the summer before seventh grade getting dropped by her best friend since forever. Jack spent it training in "The Cage" with his tough-as-nails brothers and hard-to-please dad. By the time middle school starts, they're both ready for a change. And just as Jack's thinking girls have it so easy, Ellie's wishing she could be anyone but herself... -
![Touch of Rapture by Suzanne Wright]()
Touch of Rapture by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRulers of vampirekind Sam Parker and Jared Michaels are enjoying the current peace that’s fallen among their species … until it abruptly shatters. A vampire unlawfully attempting to Turn unwilling humans is somehow inadvertently killing them. It makes no sense, just like the strange brand on his palm and the fact that he boasts multiple vampiric gifts... -
![Accidentally Dead, Again by Dakota Cassidy, Meredith Mitchell]()
Accidentally Dead, Again by Dakota Cassidy, Meredith Mitchell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was just looking for a night of fun.After a wild work-sponsored Halloween party, entomologist Sam McLean wakes up with a spotty memory—and a pointy set of fangs. Sam’s one-night stand wasn’t just dressed as a vampire; she had the bite to match... -
![Between Jobs by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Jobs by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen you get up in the morning, the last thing you expect is to see a murdered guy hanging outside your window. Things like that tend to draw the attention of the local police, and when you’re squatting in your parents’ old house until you can afford to buy it, another thing you can’t afford is the attention of the cops. Oh yeah. Hi. My name is Pet... -
![Accidentally Catty by Dakota Cassidy]()
Accidentally Catty by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA purrr-fectly scintillating new novel from the national bestselling author of Accidentally Demonic. Katie Woods never thought she'd be forty-one, divorced, and thrust back into the dating world. To start fresh, Katie uproots her veterinary practice to upstate New York-not exactly the hottest dating scene on the planet... -
![True Talents by David Lubar]()
True Talents by David Lubar
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt’s been over a year since fourteen-year-old Eddie “Trash” Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School found out about their special hidden talents. Trash can move things with his mind, Torchie is a fire-starter, Cheater reads minds, Lucky finds lost objects, Flinch can predict the future, and Martin can see into people’s souls... -
![Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz]()
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsThe dead don't talk. I don't know why. But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Sometimes the silent souls who seek out Odd want justice. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. But this time it’s different... -
![The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter]()
The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe book's set in a small English town and follows the Hardscrabble kids who are relocated to live with their aunt in London, where they discover they might be living next door to “a horribly misshapen boy who has figured in local legend.” It’s the story of the three Hardscrabble siblings and their search for the legendary Kneebone Boy... -
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![Burn by T.J. Klune]()
Burn by T.J. Klune
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSet in a world that closely resembles our own, Burn is a story of redemption and betrayal, of family and sacrifice, which leads to the greatest question of all: how far would you go to save the ones you love? Fifteen years ago, Felix Paracel killed his mother with fire that shot from his hands. Since then, he has hidden from forces bent on exploiting him and his fire and wind Elemental abilities... -
![Catching Suki by Sarah Alderson]()
Catching Suki by Sarah Alderson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Unit are closing in and Demos needs one of his team to go deep cover. Enter Suki.Fashion obsessed, boy-crazy and more than a little kooky, Suki is a mind reader with a special talent for buying shoes and for listening in on private conversations... -
![Legends from the End of Time by Michael Moorcock]()
Legends from the End of Time by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContents:•viii • Introduction (Legends from the End of Time) • essay by Michael Moorcock •Legends from the End of Time • interior artwork by Tom Canty •1 • Pale Roses • [Tales from the End of Time • 1] • (1974) • novelette by Michael Moorcock •43 • White Stars • [Tales from the End of Time • 2] • (1975) • novelette by Michael Moorcock •93 • Ancient Shadows • [Tales from the End of Time • 3] •... -
![The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - The Curious Case Of The Kidnapped Chemist by Darren Humphries]()
The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - The Curious Case Of The Kidnapped Chemist by Darren Humphries
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe United Nations Department for the Enforcement and Apprehension of Demons is the first, last and only line of defence against the supernatural threats trying to break into a world where magic and technology are uneasy bedfellows.Agent Ward is an agent of U.N.D.E.A.D. and he has just been given the case of a lifetime... -
![Auracle by Gina Rosati]()
Auracle by Gina Rosati
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratings16 year old Anna Rogan has a secret she's only shared with her best friend, Rei; she can astrally project out of her body, allowing her spirit to explore the world and the far reaches of the universe.When there's a fatal accident and her classmate Taylor takes over Anna's body, what was an exhilarating distraction from her repressive home life threatens to become a permanent state... -
![Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory]()
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe year is 1995.Meet the Telemachuses: an apparently ordinary family with strikingly obvious issues. Their individual personalities are eccentric, their intergenerational relationships are strained, their collective failures are well documented, and their finances are, well, let's not even go there.The city is Chicago.For Grandson Matty Telemachus, this is just the way things have always been...
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